Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:For {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters | check | ignoreblank = y | unknown = Template:Main other | preview = Page using Template:Infobox F1 driver with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | embed | child | subbox | name | Name | image | Image | image_size | upright | image_upright | alt | caption | birth_name | birth_date | birth_place | death_date | death_place | relations | relatives | nationality | Nationality | years | Years | teams | Teams | Team(s) | team | Team | engines | Engines | current_team | current team | Current team | 2025 Team | 2026 Team | car_number | car number | Car number | races | Races | championships | Championships | wins | Wins | podiums | Podiums | points | Points | poles | Poles | fastest_laps | fastest laps | Fastest laps | first_race | first race | First race | first_win | first win | First win | last_win | last win | Last win | last_race | last race | Last race | last_position | last position | Last position | last_season | last season | Last season | bf1_years | bf1 years | BF1 Years | bf1_races | bf1 races | BF1 Races | bf1_championships | bf1 championships | BF1 Championships | bf1_wins | bf1 wins | BF1 Wins | bf1_podiums | bf1 podiums | BF1 Podiums | bf1_points | bf1 points | BF1 Points | bf1_poles | bf1 poles | BF1 Poles | bf1_fastest_laps | bf1 fastest laps | BF1 Fastest laps | signature | signature_size | signature alt | signature_alt | website | module | module1 | module2 | module3 | module4 | module5 | record template1 | record template2 | record template3 | record template4 | record template5 | career template1 | career template2 | career template3 | career template4 | career template5 | updated | Updated }} Template:Nihongo is a Japanese professional racing driver. He participated in three Formula One Grands Prix, debuting in the 1994 European Grand Prix, but did not score any championship points. He replaced Yannick Dalmas in the Larrousse car for the last three Grands Prix of the season, but failed to finish in any of the three races. In 1995, he joined Simtek as a test driver, hoping to get some races in. However, the Kobe earthquake and the folding of the Simtek team ended his brief Formula 1 career.

A year later, Noda went to America and raced in the Indy Lights and became the only Japanese driver to win a CART-sanctioned event. After a few years in America, Noda moved back to Japan, where he drove a Team Cerumo Toyota Supra with Hironori Takeuchi. In the annual non-championship All-Star event at Aida, Noda and Takeuchi were forced out with mechanical problems. In 1999, he joined the Esso Tiger Team Le Mans under Koichiro Mori, again to drive a Toyota Supra, ex-Australian V8 Supercar driver Wayne Gardner. The highlight of their season was a win at Fuji. With 33 points, they were equal 17th in the series.

In 2002, Noda returned to the United States and drove in six Indy Racing League IndyCar Series races for Convergent Racing and Indy Regency Racing with a best finish of 10th at Phoenix International Raceway while with Convergent. He also competed in a round of the inaugural A1 Grand Prix season with Japan at Lausitz, where he scored three points for the Japanese team.Template:Cn

CareerEdit

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Formula One (1994-1995)Edit

Noda replaced French driver Yannick Dalmas at Larrousse towards the end of the 1994 season at the European Grand Prix in Jerez. After qualifying 24th behind his teammate Érik Comas, he retired due to gearbox failure. At his home race in Japan, Noda was 23rd on the grid but retired again due, this time due to an electrical fault.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His last Grand Prix saw him 23rd on the grid at Adelaide, this time out qualifying his new teammate Jean-Denis Délétraz. Noda again retired, this time due to an oil leak.<ref name=":0" />

In 1995, Noda was due to drive for Simtek in Canada but the team withdrew from F1 before he could. In his last attempt to drive in F1, he was denied his super license, preventing him from driving for Forti at the TI Circuit for the Pacific Grand Prix.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

A1 Grand Prix (2005–2009)Edit

In 2005, Noda was announced as the second driver for the Japan entry for the 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season, second to Ryo Fukuda. His first race for the team came at the second round at Lausitz, where he qualified in 21st place. In sprint race, Noda managed to move up 11 places to finish 10th and score one point for Japan. The feature race saw Noda finish one place higher in ninth place, scoring a further two points for the Japanese A1 GP team. Japan finished 21st at the end of the season, with eight points.

Personal lifeEdit

Noda's daughter Juju is also a racing driver, who competed in the W Series.<ref name="Juju2022">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Racing recordEdit

Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship resultsEdit

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Year Team Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Pts
1988 JAX Racing Team with TOM'S Toyota SUZ
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FUJ
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SUZ
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SUG
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TSU
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SEN
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NIS
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SUZ 10th 4

Complete British Formula Three Championship resultsEdit

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Year Team Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Pts
1990 Alan Docking Racing Mugen A DON
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THR
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BRH
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SIL
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BRH
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THR
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SIL
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DON
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SIL
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SNE
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OUL
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SIL
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BRH
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DON
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THR
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SIL
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12th 8
1991 Alan Docking Racing Mugen A SIL
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THR
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DON
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BRH
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BRH
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THR
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SIL
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DON
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SIL
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SIL
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SNE
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SIL
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BRH
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DON
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SIL
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THR
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7th 36

Complete International Formula 3000 resultsEdit

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Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
1992 3001 International SIL
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PAU
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CAT
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PER
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HOC
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NÜR
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SPA
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ALB
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NOG
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MAG
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NC 0
1993 TOM's DON
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SIL
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PAU
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PER HOC
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NÜR
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SPA
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MAG
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NOG
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NC 0
1994 Forti Corse SIL
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CAT
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PER
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EST
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MAG
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10th 6

Complete Japanese Formula 3000/Formula Nippon resultsEdit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
1993 TOM'S SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ AUT SUG FUJ FUJ SUZ FUJ
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NC 0
1998 Team Cerumo SUZ
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MIN
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FUJ
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MOT
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SUZ
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SUG
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FUJ
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MIN
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FUJ
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SUZ
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10th 9
1999 Impul SUZ
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MIN
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FUJ
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SUZ
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SUG
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FUJ
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MIN
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MOT
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SUZ
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11th 7
2000 Team LeMans SUZ
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MIN
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FUJ
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SUZ
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SUG
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MOT
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MIN
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SUZ
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5th 15
2001 DoCoMo Team Dandelion SUZ
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MIN
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SUZ
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MIN
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21st 0
2003 Team MOHN SUZ
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MIN
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MIN
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13th 1
2004 Team MOHN SUZ
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MIN
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15th 0
2005 Team MOHN MOT
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16th 0

Complete Formula One resultsEdit

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1994 Tourtel Larrousse F1 Larrousse LH94 Ford V8 BRA PAC SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR EUR
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American open-wheel racing resultsEdit

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Indy LightsEdit

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points
1996 Indy Regency Racing MIA
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TOR
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LS
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14th 34
1997 Indy Regency Racing MIA
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SAV
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STL
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MIL
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Indy Racing LeagueEdit

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points Ref
2002 Convergent Racing G-Force 20 Chevrolet HMS
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Indy Regency Racing 28 STL
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Complete JGTC/Super GT resultsEdit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
1998 Team Cerumo Toyota Supra GT500 SUZ
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MIN
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11th 22
1999 Team LeMans Toyota Supra GT500 SUZ FUJ
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TAI
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12th 33
2000 Team LeMans Toyota Supra GT500 MOT
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TAI
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MIN
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9th 35
2001 Team LeMans Toyota Supra GT500 TAI
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MIN
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7th 40
2002 TOM'S Toyota Supra GT500 TAI FUJ SUG SEP FUJ MOT MIN SUZ
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2003 Team Tsuchiya Toyota Supra GT500 TAI FUJ
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2005 Team Tsuchiya Toyota Supra GT500 OKA FUJ SEP SUG MOT FUJ
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2006 Team Tsuchiya Toyota Supra GT500 SUZ OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZ
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MOT AUT FUJ 28th 5
2012 Hitotsuyama Racing Audi R8 LMS GT300 OKA
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24 Hours of Le Mans resultsEdit

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
2008 Template:Flagicon Kruse Schiller Motorsport Template:Flagicon Jean de Pourtales
Template:Flagicon Allan Simonsen
Lola B05/40-Mazda LMP2 147 DNF
2009 Template:Flagicon Jean de Pourtales
Template:Flagicon Matthew Marsh
Lola B07/46-Mazda 261 DNF
2010 Template:Flagicon Jean de Pourtales
Template:Flagicon Jonathan Kennard
Lola B07/40-Judd 291 26th 10th

FootnotesEdit

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ReferencesEdit

Template:Refbegin All Formula One race and championship results are taken from:

  • Official Formula 1 Website. Archive: Results for 1994 season www.formula1.com. Retrieved 7 July 2006

All IRL race and championship results are taken from:

  • Official IRL Website. Archive: Results for 2002 season IndyCar.com. Retrieved 7 July 2006

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External linksEdit

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